La Unidad Latina, Lambda Upsilon Lambda Fraternity (LUL) was established on February 19, 1982 in order to address the shortcomings of academic institutions in meeting and addressing the needs of Latino

Latino

The demonyms Latino and Latina , are defined in English language dictionaries as:* "a person of Latin-American descent."* "A Latin American."* "A person of Hispanic, especially Latin-American, descent, often one living in the United States."...

 students in higher education. Founded at Cornell University

Cornell University

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 in Ithaca, New York

Ithaca, New York

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, Lambda Upsilon Lambda primarily seeks to take a leadership role in meeting the needs of the Latino community through cultural awareness, community service, and promotion of the Latino culture and people.

From its inception, Lambda Upsilon Lambda has maintained a firm commitment to the empowerment and betterment of all Latinos.